DE RANCE : UNDERGROUND WATERS IN LINCOLNSHIRE. 
39 
Ft. 
In. 
Ft. 
In. 
1 
Red Sandy Marl and Sandstones 
15 
01 
772 
Red Sandy Marl 
44 
°i 
6. 
Reddish and White Gritty Sandstones, 
1 
with pebbles 
34 
oj 
804 
- Fine White Micaceous Sandstone 
22 
°) 
0) 
] 
. White-pink Gritty Sandstone . . . 
r Coarse-grained Gritty Sandstone, pass- ] 
• 
10 
941 
mg into coarse and fine conglomerate, • 
of which the larger pebbles were 
quartzite .. ... ...J 
137 
0 
6 
Red Marl and White Marl ... 
2 
Sandstone and Conglomerate 
56 
0 
T"l * TTT "1 * ■ ~\ r • , • • i i 
r me VV hite Micaceous, sometimes gritty 
36 
0 
Dark Red Coarse-grained Sandstone . . . 
16 
0 
1068 
6 
Red and Grey Sandstone, conglomerate ") 
17 
0 
predominating ... ... ... j 
J 
filed Marl, Banded Red and Grey Marl, 
1 
1097 
6< 
Soft White Clay ... 
14 
1 
0 
Red, Grey, and White Fine-grained 
1 
L Micaceous Sandstone 
15 
oj 
1342 
0 
Coal Measures, with coal seams 
244 
6 
93 0 
32 0 
f-264 0 
29 0 
In abstract I classify the above section as follows : — 
Ft. 
In. 
Ft. 
In. 
46 
6 
Lias and Rhcetic 
... 46 
6 
679 
6 
Keuper Marls ... 
... 633 
0 
772 
6 
Keuper Sandstones 
... 93 
0 
804 
6 
Upper Soft Sandstones ... 
... 32 
0 
1068 
6 
Pebble Beds 
... 264 
0 
1097 
6 
Upper Coal Measures ? 
... 29 
0 
1342 
0 
Coal Measures ... 
... 244 
6 
Boring east of East Retford, made by the Retford Coal Company 
in a futile search for coal. A plentiful supply of water was met with, 
but somewhat impregnated with iron. Communicated by the late 
Mr. Charles Tomlinson, C.E., of Rotherham, to C. E. De Ranee, F.G.S. 
